Car-fender.



No. 807,461. PATENTED DEC. 19, 1905.

E. O. HAYNES.

' GAR FENDER.

APPLIGATION FILED AUG. 23, 1905.

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EDWARD O. HAYNES, OF PORTLAND, OREGON.

GAR-FENDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 19, 1905.

Application filed August 23, 1905. fierial No. 275,488.

To all whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, EDWARD C. HAYNES, a citizen of the United States, residing at Portland, in the county of -Multnomah and State of Oregon, have invented a new and useful Car- Fender, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to car-fenders, and has for its object to provide a fender embodying new and improved features of simplicity, utility, and efficiency.

A further object of the invention is to provide a fender having an improved form of resilient fingers and secured in a new and improved manner.

A further object of the invention is to provide a fender with resilient fingers extending in a curve rearward and upward through slots in a curved plate disposed to receive and stop any body picked up by the fingers.

IVith these and other objects in view the present invention consists in the combination and arrangement of parts, as will be hereinafter fully described, shown in the accompanying drawings, and particularly pointed out in the appended claims, it being understood that changes in form, proportion, size, and minor details may be made without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of this invention.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a conventional car in side elevation with the improved fender applied and with certain parts broken away to better show the construction. Fig. 2 is a view of the improved fender in front elevation. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the resilient members. Fig. 4 is a fragmentary perspective view of the slotted plate.

Like characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures of the drawings.

The improved fender forming the subjectmatter of this application is adapted to be applied to a car of any ordinary construction, it being necessary only to change the form of the supporting-frame 10 slightly to conform to different-make trucks, the forked or bifurcated ends forming the arms 11 and 12 remaining unchanged. Between the oppositely-disposed arms 10 is secured a bar 13, transverse to and immediately below the flooring of the car 14:. To the lower arms 12 is secured the bar 15, parallel with and somewhat rearwardly of the bar 13.

To the top of the bar'lS is secured the forward edge of the curved plate 16, secured at its rearward edge between the frame-pieces and provided with slots 17, extending longitudinally of the car. To the upper bar 13 are also secured the resilient fingers 18, which extend first upwardly and rearwardly, then are bent at 19 to extend downwardly and forwardly adjacent to the track-surface and with the bends 19 extending upwardly through the slots 17. At a point intermediate the bars 13 and 15 the fingers are provided with loops or whirls 20, which serve to increase the clasticity of the fingers and to which are secured coil-springs 21 by the hooks 22 and with the opposite ends secured to the bar 15.

It will be noticed that the springs 21 are so disposed as to exert resilient tension upon the loops 20 whichever direction the fingers 18 are flexed and are therefore useful not only to increase the resiliency of the fingers, but to hold the fingers properly positioned and spaced.

It will be readily seen that when a body is picked up by the fingers 18 its upward-andbackward movement will be received and stopped by the plate 16, which will be less liable to injure the body than would the bends of the fingers.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is 1. In a car-fender, a slotted plate resilient fingers secured beneath the car and extending through the slots, and a bar extending transversely of the car and in the rear of the fingers, and connected with the fingers by auxiliary resilient members.

2. In a car-fender, parallel bars spaced one above the other and extending transversely of the car, resilient fingers secured to the upper bar and connected with the lower bar by auxiliary resilient members.

3. In a car-fender, parallel bars spaced one above the other, and resilient fingers secured to the upper bar and passing forward of and connected with the lower bar by auxiliary resilient members.

4. In a car-fender, parallel bars spaced one above the other and extending transversely of the car, resilient fingers secured to the upper bar and extending downward in a curve in front of the lower bar, and springs connecting the fingers with the lower bar.

5. In a car-fender, parallel bars spaced one above the other and extending transversely of the car, resilient fingers secured to the upper bar and extending first rearwardly then curved downwardly and forwardly in front of the lower bar and springs connecting the fingers and lower bar.

6. In a car-fender, a bar extending transversely of and beneath the car, a curved plate secured to and above the bar and having slots formed therein, resilient fingers secured to the bar and extending backward and upward then downward and forward with the upwardly-disposed curves extending through the slots in the plate.

7. In a car-fender, parallel bars one above the other and extending transversely of the car, a curved plate secured to and above the upper bar and having slots extending longitudinally of the car, resilient fingers secured to the upper bar and extending first upward and backward then forward and downward in front of the lower bar and with the upwardlydisposed curves extending through the slots in the plate and springs connecting the fingers with the lower bar.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto aflixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

EDWARD O. HAYNES.

Witnesses:

ARTHUR L. BLAKE, MILLIE 1. DENBOER. 

